Exodus 7:12

What does Exodus 7:12 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 7:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For every one of them put down his rod on the earth, and they became snakes: but Aaron's rod made a meal of their rods.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and they cast down each his rod, and they become monsters, and the rod of Aaron swalloweth their rods;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they every one cast down their rods, and they were turned into serpents: but Aaron's rod devoured their rods.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

they cast down every man his staff, and they became serpents; but Aaron's staff swallowed up their staves.

Context

v.11Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers: and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did in like manner with their enchantments.

v.12This passage

v.13And Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 John 4:4

    Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.

  • Acts 19:19

    And not a few of them that practised magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

  • Exodus 9:11

    And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.

  • Acts 8:9

    But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

  • Exodus 8:18

    And the magicians did so with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not: and there were lice upon man, and upon beast.

  • Acts 13:8

    But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn aside the proconsul from the faith.

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